JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2004
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Dec. 2004 Dec. 2003 Dec. 2004 Dec. 2003
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,272 2,158 2,992 2,001
Others 1,193 802 1,480 945
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho 4 - 3 -
Other Pacific salmon 204 235 137 145
Atlantic salmon 3,022 2,981 1,933 1,880
Yellowfin tuna 2,624 2,963 1,900 2,164
Bluefin tuna 1,890 1,850 3,835 4,291
Bigeye tuna 2,170 2,083 1,665 1,663
Southern bluefin tuna 8 20 9 43
Sea bream 14 48 9 35
Billfish 96 182 71 145
Frozen:
Sardine 3,643 2,022 275 154
Swordfish 32 57 25 47
Pacific sockeye 1,072 1,707 485 692
Pacific coho 7,459 7,708 2,751 3,069
Other Pacific salmon 678 1,045 276 281
Pink/chum salmon 6,921 8,178 3,031 3,161
Atlantic salmon 458 394 193 171
Other salmon 157 - 70 -
Halibut 1,985 2,587 1,029 1,324
Albacore tuna 609 287 231 66
Yellowfin tuna 8,851 8,813 2,798 2,175
Skipjack 7,191 8,148 575 781
Bluefin tuna 118 125 280 111
Bigeye tuna 13,905 9,257 8,841 5,967
Herring 1,321 2,474 158 288
Cod 3,172 3,115 980 948
Mackerel 31,044 43,635 6,812 6,728
Mero 74 322 59 230
Jack mackerel 7,976 7,262 750 706
Sea bream 172 292 56 73
Capelin 895 793 341 259
Billfish 346 482 104 154
Spanish mackerel 305 324 69 122
Rockfish 1,276 1,192 304 250
Sablefish 1,142 663 1,039 662
Herring roe 699 229 381 132
Pollock roe 896 1,785 920 2,132
Mero, fillet 187 211 273 247
Swordfish, fillet 132 110 96 55
Pollock surimi 5,180 8,734 1,077 1,577
Cod surimi - 42 - 6
Threadfin bream surimi 4,496 5,375 872 869
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 268 400 176 262
Pollock roe 194 279 329 446
Salmon roe 167 349 417 597
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,654 1,562 879 867
Arkshell 477 627 257 341
Spiny lobster 266 317 754 807
King crab 2,492 2,129 1,571 1,432
Tanner crab 2,502 4,246 915 1,513
Blue crab 98 130 91 185
Korean crab 381 365 598 509
Other crab 73 88 94 100
Oyster 495 923 328 510
Clam 3,167 2,959 499 477
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 188 197 263 368
Lobster 56 55 123 171
Shrimp 20,516 22,816 18,907 21,306
King crab 1,518 1,653 2,418 2,785
Tanner crab 1,432 1,698 1,291 1,942
Blue crab 816 1,103 406 553
Korean crab - 45 - 19
Other crab 71 81 34 31
European cuttlefish 973 766 652 508
Octopus 3,573 3,066 2,026 1,517
Scallop 88 24 56 19
Other cuttlefish 2,025 2,024 1,204 1,278
Squid 1,817 405 505 105
Abalone 31 46 127 198
Salted/dried:
Squid 242 101 202 65
Sea urchin roe 50 39 235 222
Jellyfish 578 550 282 202
Seaweed, dried 792 719 371 335
Seaweed, salted 535 558 44 50
Prepared:
Eel 4,174 2,826 5,894 2,751
Canned crab 556 319 997 525
Fish meal 23,892 18,348 1,676 1,211
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